Covered employment (QCEW) in Smith County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Smith County was 1,336 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2% from 2024. That is the 75th highest of 105 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs1,336

Change on 2024-2%

Rank75th of 105Counties in Kansas ranked

Series high1,5042002

Series low1,2622017

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Smith County, 2001 to 2025

jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.

All 25 values

Period	jobs
2025	1,336
2024	1,363
2023	1,385
2022	1,297
2021	1,295
2020	1,280
2019	1,309
2018	1,279
2017	1,262
2016	1,268
2015	1,273
2014	1,329
2013	1,357
2012	1,372
2011	1,384
2010	1,409
2009	1,371
2008	1,396
2007	1,439
2006	1,428
2005	1,445
2004	1,486
2003	1,426
2002	1,504
2001	1,441

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place	2025
Smith County	1,336
Kansas	1,432,626
United States	155,732,363

Smith County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 14K
14K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Smith County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Kansas by covered employment (QCEW) 105 places

Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Smith County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Smith County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/smith-county-kansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Smith County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/smith-county-kansas.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Smith County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/smith-county-kansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Smith County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Smith County was 1,336 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2% from 2024. That is the 75th highest of 105 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Smith County?

1,504 jobs in 2002, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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